[Hildy]

I thought Joaquin was the Oscar frontrunner.

[veronica]

I don't think so. Reese seems like a shoe-in though, for Walk the Line. Joaquin will probably be nominated though. And he should be. Ledger struck me in this as being the inheritor of Paul Newman's place in films. I can't say anyone up till now could fill those shoes. Definitely a career-making turn.

[veronica]

Another actor who may sneak up and get an Oscar nod is Terrence Howard, a black actor who was in Hustle and Flow, which I haven't seen, and Crash, which I have. He's another one destined for greatness. I think Crash has the strongest screenplay of the films I have seen so far.

By the way, one of the kooks at CP has deemed me a "fag hag" for even going to see Brokeback Mountain. Perhaps the poster (Bad Santa) who made that post has personal "issues" he hasn't quite dealt with. :)